Esterline Technologies Corp (ESL): First Pacific Advisors Enters Into Agreement As Discussions Continue

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Schedule 13D

CUSIP No. 297425100
  (1) 

Name of
Reporting Persons:

FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust

  (2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member
of a Group (See Instructions):

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

  (3)

SEC Use Only:

  (4)

Source of Funds (See
Instructions):

WC

  (5)

Check if Disclosure of Legal
Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):

¨

  (6)

Citizenship or Place of
Organization:

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

  (7) 

Sole Voting Power

0

  (8)

Shared Voting Power

2,863,871

  (9)

Sole Dispositive Power

0

(10)

Shared Dispositive Power

2,863,871

(11)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

2,863,871

(12)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row
(11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):

¨

(13)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11):

9.7% (1)

(14)

Type of Reporting Person (See
Instructions):

IV

(1) Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016.

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